Dodge to Cease Production of the Viper, New Car on The Way
By Chris Weiss
It’s a sad day for Dodge Viper fans (and car enthusiasts in general). According to Dodge CEO Ralph Gilles, Dodge will end production on its powerful sports car in July of 2010. Just 500 more Vipers are scheduled to roll off assembly lines between now and then, as Dodge seeks to preserve the value of current Vipers by not flooding the market with an extended production run. Luckily there’s a significant flip side. First, the final 500 Vipers are planned to be the most special Vipers ever. While you’re contemplating the details on what “special” might entail, also note that Dodge has a new sports car in the works, and it is set to be introduced in 2012. With the Chrysler/Fiat merger, Dodge will now have access to brands such as Alfa Romeo and Ferrari, so don’t be surprised if the Viper replacement is more stylish and powerful than the Viper ever was. [via AutoBlog]
Sunday, December 6, 2009 12:29PM
Sad end to a beautiful era – the "Cheap Oil Era" Now: Do we get an electric plug-in Viper with non-metal body? Do we get a car we can run from Electric bullet train stations to home for cheap? Can it be fun to drive like the Tesla? Cool looking like the Aptera, or must we stick to the 1930's technologies like the "Volt", massive sheet metal, mechanical, hydraulic, everything, great heavy American body? Look to the future, in the computer age, it is always just around the corner! Science and technology will not wait! Proof of that in today's world? The "Volt" still vapor-ware! The Shanghai Taxi, volt knock-off, tested in over two years of practical service in Shanghai, a very tough city life, and still taking charges on NiMh batteries every day! Score: Asians 1 Americans 0 Keep this in mind next time you see an unemployment line filled with "Unemployables" and tell your kids to stay in school and bust their asses there, or face starvation in Hoovervilles! Death in the trenches of Afghanistan! Tell them the truth!